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Juan Pedro TomásTito Costa, chief revenue officer at Tecto, told RCRTech that the company’s model combines high-capacity environments for large processing volumes with a distributed infrastructure, closer to users and regional demands In sum – what to know: Enterprise shift – Brazilian companies are driving demand for AI-ready infrastructure beyond hyperscalers. Hybrid architecture – AI Grid and AI Factory combine distributed and …
Susana SchwartzWith grid interconnection delays exceeding three or four years, BESS helps data center builders and operators achieve longer-duration energy management This is part-2 of a 3-part series on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), in which we talk to Juan González Martínez, former Energy Manager USA for Mexico City-based IGSA Power, and a specialist specializes in providing critical power infrastructure for IT …
The DC market in China will expand at a CAGR of 8.94%, as demand for digital infrastructure continues to scale across key hubs such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong In sum – what to know: AI-driven demand – Rapid AI adoption is accelerating the need for high-density, GPU-enabled data center infrastructure. Hyperscaler expansion – Global and domestic cloud providers are …
Alessandro Lombardi, chairman of Elea Data Centers, told RCRTech that the company expects artificial intelligence demand to reshape how data center capacity is deployed In sum – what to know: Dual demand – AI training and inference are driving different infrastructure needs, shaping Elea’s multi-market deployment strategy. Infrastructure constraints – Power, transmission and fiber—not demand—are now the main bottlenecks for …
Christian de LooperBlaize and Winmate want to bring secure, real-time decision-making to defense and critical infrastructure without cloud reliance In sum – what we know: Edge AI is quickly becoming one of the most contested fronts in the broader AI infrastructure race, and this week brought another notable tie-up. Blaize Holdings and Winmate have announced an updated agreement to jointly develop sovereign, …
The potential agreement would mark a shift in how Anthropic sources specialized silicon for its models In sum – what we know: Anthropic is in early-stage talks to buy inference accelerators from Fractile, a London-based chip startup, according to reporting from The Information. It’s a small deal on the surface, but there might be a little more to it. Anthropic …
Operators are rapidly shifting from traditional air cooling to advanced liquid-to-air distribution systems Data centers are going through a massive shift. Facilities that used to measure capacity in megawatts are now pushing toward gigawatt territory, driven by the relentless compute demands of AI training, inference workloads, and cloud expansion. The result? More servers, but also a whole lot more heat. …
Verkor autonomously generated a layout-ready RISC-V core from a short requirements document In sum – what we know: Chip design startup Verkor.io has made a pretty bold claim — that its agentic AI system, called Design Conductor, has autonomously designed a complete RISC-V CPU core in 12 hours flat. The design started from a 219-word requirements document, and the system …
Why CSPs are losing the customer relationship betting on half the experience and where they can grab the other half. Just three weeks ago, Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said the …
Research firm says worldwide RAN revenue, excluding services, increased at a low single-digit year-over-year rate during the quarter In sum – what to know: Stable conditions – Worldwide RAN revenue …
A panel at the Defense Communications Forum put timelines on drone detection, waveform debates, and the limits of sensing from space At the Defense Communications Forum, a panel moderated by …
Vodafone and other major European operators are advancing a federated telco edge-cloud designed to support sovereign AI and IoT workloads, positioning it as a home-grown alternative to hyperscaler platforms. The …
Sulagna Saha The GPU-powered, cloud-native simulation solver provides a repeatable blueprint for integrating predictive analysis and rapid optimization in factory workflows In sum — What to know Optimizing manufacturing: At Microsoft Ignite, Synopsys unveiled a simulation-driven solution based on Ansys Fluent that allows manufacturers to model and optimize dynamic processes in factories. Under the hood: The solution is powered by Nvidia Omniverse …
Sulagna Saha Broadcom and Rohde & Schwarz are teaming up once again, this time to test and validate early Wi-Fi 8 chips, after the chipmaker launched the first Wi-Fi 8 silicon solutions ahead of schedule in October In sum — what to know: Broadcom validates R&S’ CMP180 — Broadcom confirms that R&S CMP180 Series radio communication tester can support testing of Wi-Fi-8 …
Sulagna Saha The software-based solution evaluates communication quality between applications in virtualized environments, providing visualization from field to cloud working with Anritsu’s Network Master Pro hardware In sum — What to know A virtual network test solution: Anritsu launched Virtual Network Master for AWS environments. Monitoring KPIs: The solution evaluates key network performance indicators like latency, jitters, throughout, and packet loss rate. …
Sulagna Saha The Silicon Valley company is set to cut approximately 2000 jobs worldwide as it looks to redirect investment towards high-growth opportunities. In sum — what to know: Estimated timeline: Synopsys expects most layoffs to take effect in fiscal 2026. Broader restructuring efforts: The plan also includes closing certain sites. Near-term goal: The company will focus on capitalizing highest-growth opportunities and …
